Senior Indirect Tax Manager (E-commerce)

Location: Sevenum, Netherlands

Company

hirify.global is a European e-pharmacy focused on delivering health products through e-commerce and marketplace platforms.

What you will do

• Act as the VAT and indirect tax expert, advising on complex matters and the tax implications of new business models, products, services, and commercial initiatives.
• Manage VAT topics for e-commerce and marketplace activities, including audits, compliance, reporting, and interactions with tax authorities.
• Translate Dutch, German, and broader European VAT legislation into practical consequences for business operations.
• Partner with Finance, IT/data/AI, and commercial stakeholders on ERP and system changes, ensuring tax requirements are reflected in processes and systems.
• Identify tax risks and opportunities and improve processes, controls, data quality, reporting, and automation in a high-volume transactional environment.
• Oversee compliance and reporting operations for 2–3 FTE, maintain relationships with external tax advisers, and support the development of the indirect-tax function and team members.

Requirements

• Completed fiscal or tax education, preferably in Tax Law, Fiscal Economics, Taxation, or a related field, plus a master’s degree or equivalent HBO qualification.
• At least 8 years of relevant professional experience in VAT and indirect tax, preferably in a Big 4 accounting or tax advisory firm.
• Strong knowledge of Dutch VAT and indirect tax regulations, with solid knowledge of European and international VAT and indirect tax.
• Experience advising businesses on complex VAT and indirect tax matters and translating legislation into practical solutions.
• Experience with cross-border transactions, EU VAT, VAT compliance, tax audits, tax authority interactions, multinational organizations, and VAT process improvements.
• Experience with ERP systems and/or tax technology from an indirect tax perspective.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, attention to detail, pragmatic business-oriented thinking, and the ability to deal with ambiguity.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills; ability to work independently and as an effective team player.
• Fluency in Dutch or English, written and spoken, with excellent skills in the other language.
• Willingness to support the professional development of indirect tax team members.

Nice to have

• Experience supporting IT-ERP system transformations from an indirect tax perspective.
• German language skills at B1 level.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time role with location-specific benefits for employees working near the Sevenum office.
• Travel allowance of 23 cents per kilometer, 28 vacation days, and an annual vacation bonus of 8% of annual gross salary.
• Contribution-free company pension plan and employee discounts, including 10% off the online selection.
• Internal and external training programs, regular team events, and company parties.
• Fitness room, relaxation room, table tennis, and foosball facilities.
• Anonymous and free professional mental-health support through Likeminded psychologists.